Al `Ula Hotel Tips by sjazeerah

ARAC Mada'in Saleh Hotel: No other choice: camp out or this hotel

Unforgotten, I did the trip twice and do not regret any Rial I spent.
The hotel provides three kinds of accomodation:
1. hotel rooms, nicely equipped in the style of Madain Saleh with balconies and a gorgeous view overlooking Al Ula, see photo of next tip
2. desert tents outside the hotel buildung, see also photo
3. desert tents on the hotel's camp out side, you will feel like Lawrence of Arabia in the old colonial times

I spent 1600SR for single room accomodation which includes as follows:
- flights ex Riyadh to Ha'il and back ex Medina to Riyadh
- two nights stay in hotel room and desert tent on camp out site
- full board
- pick up from the airport and then 2.5 days full escort by the best tourist guides I have ever met
- permission to go to the antique and fenced site of Mada'in Saleh
- I saw everthing from Ha'il down to Medina

You can also come on your own booking accomodation and guide escort only. Adress to the Hotel or get their brochure from travel agents.

Unique Qualities: The pool is restricted for women according to Saudi law. At least, only children are using it.

Great view from your hotel room overlooking Al Ula and the mountains. Gorgeous dawn and sunset.

No Abaya required in Hotel area. Hotel is nowadays specialised on Westerners and a few expatriate Arabs.

The hotel food in form of a buffet is various, the taste is not according to a first class hotel. But I noticed the same average quality even in good hotels in Riyadh.

When ordering drinks do not expect too much knowledge of the waiter. I drank only water and the drinks provided on the buffet and was not annoyed. But if you want a cherry beer - mushkilah.

Staff is very friendly. I felt very comfortable on both trips.

Address: ARAC Hotel, P.O. Box 297, Al Ula

Directions: Even before approaching the town of Al Ula you will see signs of the Hotel. No way to miss the hotel site. And Al Ula is small. Everyone knows the hotel.

Other Contact: Fax 00966 4 884 2515

Phone: 00966 4 884 2888

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Mada'in Saleh Hotel: In addition to my previous tip - overview

see prevous tip

Unique Qualities: being on my balcony overlooking al Ula

In the front you see the hotel garden incl. sitting area for Saudi female guests

Address: P.O. Box 297, Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

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